The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.
Fatal Crashes (1 killed this week, 20 this year, 3 drivers charged*)
Sheepshead Bay: Devon Burgess, 23, Killed After Car Slams Into Utility Pole Off Belt Parkway; Three Others Injured (News)
Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage
Great Kills: Teen Hurt in Hit-and-Run Walking on Street Without Sidewalks (Advance)
Manhattan: Police Officer Injured After Crashing Scooter into Utility Pole in Central Park (DNAinfo)
Union Square: Drunk Passenger Steals Cab, Drives Wrong Way Before Crashing (News, NYT, Post)
In the Region, Out of Town
Islandia, NY: Drag Racers Trying to Escape Police Drive 145 MPH, Crash Into Gas Station Off Long Island Expressway (CBSLocal, News)
Sixty people died in the first three months of the year, 50 percent more than the first quarter of 2018, which was the safest opening three months of any Vision Zero year.